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STUMBLES, Horace George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 990 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Devonport, Devonshire, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Stoke High School, Devonport, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of illness - Dysentery, On board HS Aquitania, Mudros, Greece, 20 October 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 111, Row B, Grave 61 Headstone inscription reads: Formerly of Devonport, England, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 990, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Toowoomba, QLD | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 990, 25th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 990, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 19 years
Son of Thomas George and Kate Ellen Stumbles of 10 Godolphill Terrace, Devonport, England
Suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg but the date is unknown
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal